Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:40:52 -0700 From: Sean Ellis <sellis@telus.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: packages ; best practices Message-ID: <20010829134052.B1083@telus.net>
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Hello, I have some questions surrounding the package/port system. I am building up a system and I expect that I will want to be compiling up applications from source in order to wind up with exactly what I am after. I don't want to get off on the wrong foot. Can I get details of software that is already present ie. the options that a particular piece was compiled with? What if I want to replace something, ie. openssl is present from the installation, are there any logs describing what is on board and where? And how about removing software not listed in /var/db/pkg; will this be a manual process of hunting it all down; I'm planning on installing new items to /usr/local. Lots of minor questions around the same issue here. Perhaps the port system is flexible enough that I can avoid compiling from scratch? There's another one. Sorry if this has already been done to death. I'm raring to get this machine populated. Any input or links appreciated, tia, -- Sean To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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